Grad Cafe is the devil. I’ve started suspecting that a few schools (UNM, Iowa), who have had postings of success but no failures, are letting those accepted know before sending out rejections. Does anyone think this is accurate?

I know this is for MFA years, but wondering if anyone has heard anything from USC for creative writing Phd. Notifications? Interviews? Anything? I have an MFA already and only applied to USC since I’m older and there’s only a few institutions I’d be willing to do Phd time at. Trying to get into USC is a lot like trying to win the power ball odds wise, though, just to get an idea what I look like to selection committees.

I’m in a similar boat! I applied to 6 schools this year, and have received 3 rejections (with the other schools being ones that I know have sent out acceptances). I do think you should try again, as a sh*t ton of people do and are luckier the second/third time around. Maybe wait until 2019, though? J

I recently visited the GradCafe forum and noticed two UC Riverside updates (one, poetry and the other unknown). Does anyone know how far along they are with the notification process? Poetry/Fiction acceptances, rejections, waitlist offers…

Hi. I’ve applied to 7 MFA programs at different universities. So far, I have only received 3 rejections. Waiting for the rest of them is becoming unbearable. Why nothing comes up? Any news is a good news for me, even 4 more rejections; I just can’t wait any more! 😦
Does anybody have any news from Miami University, University of Kansas, UC Riverside, Western Kentucky University?

Hello,
I received an acceptance for both poetry and fiction from University of San Francisco, but I am still to hear from George Mason. I reapplied to GMU this year after being accepted last year but I couldn’t pursue because of lack of funding. Any news from them?